Fifteenmile Creek (Columbia River tributary)
Fifteenmile Creek is a 54-mile (87 km) long tributary of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains 373 square miles (966 km2) of Hood River and Wasco counties. Arising in the Cascade Range near Mount Hood, it flows northeast then west to its confluence with the Columbia near The Dalles.
| Fifteenmile Creek | |
|---|---|
Looking upstream from the North Main Street bridge in Dufur | |
Location of the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| Counties | Hood River and Wasco |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lookout Mountain |
| • location | east of Mount Hood, Hood River County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 45°20′35″N 121°31′18″W |
| • elevation | 6,178 ft (1,883 m) |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | near The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°36′50″N 121°07′22″W |
• elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Length | 54 mi (87 km) |
| Basin size | 373 sq mi (970 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 197 cu ft/s (5.6 m3/s) |
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | |
| Type | Wild, Scenic |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
It was named "fifteenmile" because in pioneer days the main road crossed the creek about fifteen miles (24 km) from The Dalles.
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